nymphaeum

American  

[nim-fee-uhm] / nɪmˈfi əm /

noun

nymphaea plural

1. a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.

2. an architecturally treated outlet of a reservoir or aqueduct.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• nymphaea
  plural

Etymology

Origin of nymphaeum

1760–70; < Latin < Greek nymphaîon place sacred to nymphs, noun use of neuter of nymphaîos, equivalent to nýmph ( ē ) nymph + -aios adj. suffix

Example Sentences

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In fact, its a nymphaeum – a fancy water feature belonging to the Emperor Commodus.

From National Geographic ● Apr. 15, 2023

Next Thing: She can’t reveal much, but she plans to construct a modern-day nymphaeum in Florence, Italy — a natural grotto devoted to nymphs used by Ancient Greeks and Romans.

From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2021

She still had nightmares about the nymphaeum and the hypogeum under Rome.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Leo had heard all about his near-death experience in the nymphaeum in Rome with Jason and Piper.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Briefly, the nymphaeum glowed with a softer light, like a full moon.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

The so-called villa of Cicero contains two well-preserved nymphaea with Doric architecture.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

In the fresh water grew water-lilies, nymphaea, and reeds; the gold-fishes stood up below in rank and file, all turning their heads one way, that the streaming water might flow into their mouths.

From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

It is the former kind, the nymphaea esculenta, of which Heine sings, and his conception of the moon as its lover is distinctively Indic and constantly recurring in Sanskrit literature.

From The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany by Remy, Arthur F. J.

The natives also brought us some roasted nymphaea roots, which they call dillii.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John

Her eyes resembled the full-blown blue nymphaea; her arms the charming stalk of the lotus; her flowing tresses the thick darkness of night.

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady